Symphonic Band
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 7:30pm CST
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Shawn D. Vondran, conductor
The Symphonic Band's December concert is a celebration of our natural world, beginning with one of the simplest, often overlooked, creatures on our planet: the humble moth. Traditionally, moths symbolize many different things, from nature, wood, and soil, to love or connection with the spirit world. Nishimura's Wilderness takes the concert theme further, honoring wild spaces and the people who fight to protect them. Dello Joio’s Variants on a Medieval Tune is a rejoicing in the world around us. Concluding the concert is a unique work combining the sounds generated by humans (the players) with artificial sounds and effects generated by a computer. The composer describes the result as "W.B. Yeats meets Ray Kurzweil in The Matrix."
Viet Cuong, Moth
Cait Nishimura, Wilderness
Norman Dello Joio, Variants on a Medieval Tune
Steven Bryant, Ecstatic Water
Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students with valid ID.
Buy TicketsPick-Staiger Concert Hall
Address
50 Arts Cir Dr
Evanston, IL 60208
United States
About
Pick-Staiger is a 972-seat hall located in the Arts Circle on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The main lobby entrance for concerts is on the west side of the building (revolving and regular doors). Since its inception in 1975, the hall has functioned as both a classroom and performance facility for Bienen School of Music performing ensembles, faculty recitals, festivals, and professional guest artists.